Aug 31, 2026

I am my own broker. I set the price.

L’Oréal has been telling us we’re worth it since 1971. Who decides? At a Nikole Hannah-Jones event, I heard a word that says it all.

Dana Amihere

Identity and relationships

Aug 23, 2026

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11 min read

My first teachers never finished school

My mother wrote papers on an electric typewriter while I studied spelling words. My grandparents never finished school and taught me everything that mattered. So what does it actually mean to be educated?

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Power, culture, and selfhood

You love this place more than it will ever love you back

Aug 2, 2026

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7 min read

You love this place more than it will ever love you back

Nobody had to tell me this one. I told myself: I loved that place more than it would ever love me back. Three days later I incorporated my own company.

Dana Amihere

Power, culture, and selfhood

Who makes the mac and cheese when grandma’s gone?

Jul 19, 2026

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5 min read

Who makes the mac and cheese when grandma’s gone?

Grandma’s house becomes Mom’s house, and one day it becomes yours. Nobody warns us about the weight of that seat — or the neighborhood Mama who shows you how to fill it.

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